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January 31, 2011 | Story
Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) is catalyzing change at the local level and RWJF has compiled a selection of videos, reports and other materials to highlight progress and provide Alliance members resources for training and knowledge development.
January 14, 2010 | Story
The Heart Failure Performance Improvement team implemented a new process to classify LVSD patients’ condition and symptoms.
September 29, 2010 | Story
Regions Hospital modified order set in electronic medical record (EMR) and made appointments for rehabilitation at the bedside before patient discharge.
August 11, 2009 | Story
Seattle Children's Hospital incorporated language services metrics into the hospital dashboard and changed hospital policy to require interpretation two times a day for patients.
August 11, 2009 | Story
Within the first quarter of 2008, a majority of the 475 patients receiving services at the Good Samaritan Health Center and through Delta Regional’s Medication Assistance Program were referred by members of the Health Ministry Network.
August 11, 2009 | Story
The RACE project introduced a standardized process by which each participating hospital designates a reperfusion and triage strategy for STEMI patients to decrease door-to-balloon times for percutaneous coronary intervention.
June 30, 2009 | Story
With integrated discharge forms, we have come close to perfecting our compliance rates for the discharge of cardiac patients.
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff at University Hospital in San Antonio developed a simple communication system between housekeeping and nurses by using jars with color-coded slips of paper that allowed staff to easily track beds that were available or that needed cleaning.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
The Urgent Matters program, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works intensively to try to find solutions to this problem that could be applicable nationwide.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
Staff replaced the organization's standard shift-to-shift nurse report meetings with a five-minute huddle, followed by two-person, nurse-led rounds.